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The Obligatory Colin Farrell Sighting

That is literally what it is called here. “So have you had the obligatory Colin Farrell sighting yet?” There is also “the obligatory Bono sighting”, etc. The energy around celeb-sightings is very much Irish, and very much New York-ish. Both … Continue reading

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Talking with Eamon about Sentimentalizing Ireland

Last night, Eamon and I discussed the breed of Irish-Americans who are extraordinarily sentimental about Ireland, even thought many of them have never been here. I know the type, and he, as an Irishman, certainly knows the type. I said, … Continue reading

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